"Mmh, coming."
Monet nodded with a smile.
She ran onto the ship in a few steps, grabbed her backpack, and then trotted over to Merlin.
Night Earl was sheathed, and that Nashi, head separated from his body, had fallen to the ground.
At this time, Gladius watched the two of them walking along the pier path towards the distant port, the corner of his mouth twitching.
"That pervert!"
Gladius couldn't help but curse inwardly.
At this time, Lao G said with a peculiar tone, "Such a fast sword! By the way, Gladius, could you block it?"
Gladius: "..."
However, at this time, a glint flashed in Lao G's eyes, "Hey! I thought of a way to break his black flames, that is to throw a punch wind to blow them away. As long as I'm not touched, his ability can't affect me."
Gladius chuckled lightly at this time: "Also covering the whole body with Armament Haki can block his ability."
Rosinante's eyes flashed, and he complained speechlessly: "But what if he attaches that black flame to his sword and cuts through your bodies with great force?"
Lao G: "..."
Gladius: "..."
The atmosphere froze instantly.
After a few seconds of silence, Gladius said with a spooky look in his eyes: "Then... since he can already cut through us with a sword, what difference does it make to us whether his black flame ability takes effect or not?"
Rosinante was at a loss for words. After a few seconds, he asked Gladius curiously again: "Then do you know what they are going to do now?"
Gladius sighed: "Let's deal with the rest of these guys first."
A moment later, when Rosinante learned from Gladius what Merlin was going to do, shock flashed in his eyes: "Is this kid crazy! Compared to him, Law is simply an innocent and kind good boy!"
Gladius sighed: "It might not be a bad thing that that guy didn't join our family. With his ability to stir up trouble, if he joined our family, I'm afraid it wouldn't be just Vice Admiral Tsuru's ship chasing us."
"I don't know to what extent that guy will go."
Lao G said softly.
"We'll know later. Just ask him personally when he arrives tomorrow."
Gladius sighed.
Cassandra Port.
Merlin and Monet arrived here.
Monet looked at the surrounding prosperity with curiosity in her eyes. Not having been to such a prosperous city for a long time made her somewhat dazzled.
"Hey! Brother, here, here!"
Suddenly, a familiar voice entered his ears, and a smile appeared on the corner of Merlin's mouth.
Turning his head to look, his gaze passed through the crowded street. At a street corner not far away, Fulvio was leaning there clutching a handful of skewers, waving his hand happily at Merlin with a brilliant smile.
——
"Let's go over!"
Merlin said, walking over with Monet. As they approached, Fulvio opened his arms exaggeratedly and smiled happily at Merlin: "Haven't seen you for a month, did you miss your brother?"
Merlin chuckled lightly, opened his arms, stepped forward, snatched the skewers from his hand, turned around and shared half with Monet. Monet took them with a chuckle, eating skewers with Merlin.
Tasting the deliciousness of the barbecue, a brilliant smile appeared on Merlin's face: "Tastes good. Let's go, find a place to sit first."
Fulvio looked depressed.
A moment later, under Fulvio's lead, inside a private room on the third floor of a ramen shop with good taste, two Den Den Mushi were eating vegetable leaves on the table. Merlin and the other two were happily slurping tonkotsu ramen while chatting about their respective experiences during this period. At this time, following Fulvio's words, Merlin sighed: "Did Teresa board Vice Admiral Tsuru's ship half a month ago?"
Fulvio nodded with emotion in his eyes: "Mmh, our futures will go in different directions. She is a soldier radiating brilliance, and we are pirates feared by everyone."
Merlin: "Nonsense, no matter how our identities change in the future, our relationship won't change. I believe Teresa thinks the same."
Hearing this, Fulvio reacted, smiled and nodded: "Right, Merlin, you still see things clearly. By the way, Little Sugar has also gone to the basic swordsmanship class during this time, you should know this. That little girl has great resilience and is also smart."
Monet's eyes held warmth, "We know, that's good. But I still have to thank that Sister Yol."
Merlin's eyes flashed at this time, looking at Fulvio and said: "Ful, how is the matter I asked you to do a few days ago?"
Hearing this, Fulvio's face became serious. He nodded lightly and said: "Mmh, those nobles who participated in the Flevance campaign made a fortune and have almost no intention of hiding in Cassandra. A total of seven noble families, as well as the royal family of this country, are recorded in this envelope file, and there are also photos of their main figures inside. By the way, do you want me to go with you then? It is said that the leader of the guard protecting the royal family in this country is an ability user."
Saying this, he took out a folded letter paper from the pocket of the windbreaker placed on the back of the chair beside him and handed it over.
Seeing this, Merlin reached out to take it, opened it and read while saying: "No need, I can solve it myself. By the way, this is for you. After you read it, take it back and pass it to Yol for her to study. If you don't understand anything later, you can contact me via Den Den Mushi."
Saying this, he took out a piece of paper recording Haki training from his pocket. After Fulvio took it and read it, his eyes gradually widened, and the corners of his mouth grinned: "Listening to you, does it mean you have already learned Armament Haki?"
Nodding lightly, Merlin smiled, and then began to read the information on it.
A moment later, Merlin finished reading the information and slowly closed his eyes. After a few seconds, Merlin opened his eyes and looked seriously at Fulvio, who had joy in his eyes at this moment: "Ful, are you going to venture out on the sea with me in the future?"
Surprise flashed in Fulvio's eyes looking over at this moment, then the corners of his mouth rose slightly, laughing and looking at Merlin saying: "Haha! What? Finally decided to pull your brother to do something big together?"
Merlin nodded lightly, "I will establish a pirate crew in the future, will you come to help me?"
Fulvio nodded with a smile, "Over these years, I've also understood that with my character, if I establish a pirate crew myself, I don't have that leisure. Instead of forming a pirate crew myself, it's better to join a pirate force that catches my eye, but I don't want to be managed by others. But if it's you, okay. Then, you plan for two years later?"
In the previous chat, he already knew about the employment contract between Merlin and the Donquixote Family.
At this time, Merlin nodded and shook his head, "Two years later is too late, we can start now."
Fulvio was surprised, and Merlin continued: "I will get a sum of our start-up funds from the nobles of this country. And in these two years, I need you to use money to smash out an intelligence organization."
Speaking of this, Merlin's gaze moved slightly, "This will be useful for us in the future. And I hope that during this time, you will go and help me find the participants from the remaining three countries who participated in the Flevance incident back then. As for the disappeared royal family of Flevance, you also look for them. I don't think Doflamingo will wholeheartedly put down everything at hand to help me find people. Staying with him for now is just because he is still somewhat useful to me."
However, speaking of this, Merlin suddenly thought of a force, so he said to him: "By the way, you can also pay attention to Germa 66 at any time. When we find them, we can go and contact them. I heard that their technological strength has always been at the forefront of the world."
Fulvio nodded. He didn't find this kind of thing troublesome; anyway, he liked to run around everywhere.
"Then, are you going now?"
Merlin glanced at the environment outside the window. The climate was already late autumn, and the sky had darkened at this moment, so he nodded: "Mmh, I'm going now. Monet will follow you later. You drive the ship to an uninhabited place west of the port later. When I finish my business, I'll come find you."
Fulvio nodded. Merlin finished the ramen in the bowl in a few bites, then got up, turned around and left.
After walking out of this restaurant.
Merlin walked along the main street towards the center of the city. The noble district here was built around the central highland castle.
As night fell, Merlin arrived in the noble district, recalling the specific information he had seen before in his mind. At this time, arriving at a street corner, Merlin looked at a brightly lit villa manor not far away.
His gaze was calm, "Duke Famoi's manor, also the leader of the team from Cassandra that time."
Under the dim moonlight, pitch-black flames rose and entwined from his body surface. Merlin's figure flashed, quickly arriving under the manor wall, leaping up, and entering the manor in an instant.
Target, the manor main building villa two hundred meters away. Under a month of training, the range of Observation Haki could already cover a distance of one thousand meters in diameter centered on himself.
The specific number of people in the entire manor was quickly ascertained by Merlin; there were two hundred people.
In front of the main building gate of the villa, Merlin's body surface black flames spread in. With the appropriate control of the electric paralysis calamity, instantly all the personnel inside the villa were paralyzed and fell to the ground.
And ensured that they would not wake up until tomorrow morning.
Not long after, arriving at the door of a room on the second floor here, pushing the door open and entering, what entered his eyes was a luxurious study.
A tall middle-aged man and a young man were currently slumped on the desk.
The next moment, with a thought from Merlin, by checking against the photo in his hand, this Duke Famoi and his lover were eroded and modified by the mottled white Platinum Lead Calamity on their bodies.
Then like a ghost, walking in the silent villa, the Duke's family were all infected with the Platinum Lead disease calamity, the only difference being the severity of the Platinum Lead disease.
The severe ones could only live for five or six years.
The mild ones could live for ten years or so.
Not long after, Merlin found the Duke's treasury, looking at the gold bars and Berries stacked on a shelf inside.
After a while, Merlin left here carrying a suitcase.
Time passed continuously, and the moon in the sky passed directly above.
Count Istanbul's family, Marquis Baka's family, Viscount Ilman's family... Merlin visited the six noble families one by one.
At 3:00 AM, Merlin hid seven suitcases on a big tree in the forest under the castle highland. At this time, looking at the mountain wall a hundred meters high not far in front of him.
Merlin chuckled, then walked over, grabbed the protrusions on the mountain wall, and climbed up easily very quickly.
At this time, arriving on the highland, Merlin looked at the vast spired castle not far in front of him, and the guards patrolling around the castle.
So, Merlin strode towards the direction of the main gate.